Thread: oiling the razor?

Kano Kroil is also a good oil on the pivot, and for underneath the little rubber shank-condoms that pumas and bergischer lowes have. And it's the bomb for cleaning bores; much as I love the smell of hoppes #9 I find kano kroil works much better.

Originally Posted by mparker762

Kano Kroil is also a good oil on the pivot, and for underneath the little rubber shank-condoms that pumas and bergischer lowes have. And it's the bomb for cleaning bores; much as I love the smell of hoppes #9 I find kano kroil works much better.

Ah, thanks for the timely advice mparker - I'd just recently started to wonder how to deal with the shank-condom issue on my B-L. (Actually, I'd also just started to wonder what you called that rubber sleeve too, so double thanks!)

James.

The first couple of times you use Kroil on the pivot you'll be horrified at what comes out. That stuff penetrates everywhere and pulls out crud from places nothing else can get to.

I use it on the bores of my firearms, and even after the other cleaners have done all they can, when I take a patch soaked with kroil and run it down the barrel it always comes out black. It penetrates into the microfractures in the barrel and pulls out the crud that got forced in there under the tremendous pressures. It will slide under the rubber condom on your razor with ease, and no matter how snug your pivot pin is, it will get into the pivot area and pull out whatever it finds.

Unlike wd40 it leaves a thin coating of oil after it evaporates that will protect the steel just fine.

Hey Jimbo,
There are two problems I see with using WD40:
1) Its not food grade which means you could possibly get a skin rash or worse!
I get WD40 and similar products on my hands on a regular basis and while I don't get any rashes I dont like the way my hands feel if it is left on for any length of time.

2) It will gum up and become hard to remove.

I have never heard of Kano Kroil but in the food service equipment repair industry there is a product called aerokroil that I bet is the same stuff! It is fantastic from what I here! never used it myself. Too expensive.

Originally Posted by JMS

Hey Jimbo,
There are two problems I see with using WD40:
1) Its not food grade which means you could possibly get a skin rash or worse!
I get WD40 and similar products on my hands on a regular basis and while I don't get any rashes I dont like the way my hands feel if it is left on for any length of time.

2) It will gum up and become hard to remove.

I have never heard of Kano Kroil but in the food service equipment repair industry there is a product called aerokroil that I bet is the same stuff! It is fantastic from what I here! never used it myself. Too expensive.

Cheers JMS. Both good points.

James.

Originally Posted by JMS

I have never heard of Kano Kroil but in the food service equipment repair industry there is a product called aerokroil that I bet is the same stuff! It is fantastic from what I here! never used it myself. Too expensive.

It could well be the same stuff. I've always assumed the "kano kroil" name was a play on "can of kroil", since the stuff comes in a tin can similar to 3-in-1.

When I was working I ran a computer operated paper shear with a 42 inch cut. We oiled it down every weekend with baby oil, to keep the table from rusting. The reason we used baby oil is that it was a little cheaper than buying mineral oil. However, I use mineral oil on my razor, but the shear did smell better.

Originally Posted by freebird

... we used baby oil is that it was a little cheaper than buying mineral oil. However, I use mineral oil on my razor, but the shear did smell better.

Baby oil on a straight razor.....hmmmmm....

...not only does your face feel like a baby's butt, it smells like one, too!

...what's not to like????

(...who's that pinchy-faced guy with the vertical smile?....)

-whatever

-Lou

Originally Posted by mparker762

It could well be the same stuff. I've always assumed the "kano kroil" name was a play on "can of kroil", since the stuff comes in a tin can similar to 3-in-1.

Aerokroil is in an orange and black spray can.
But I just discovered that it is made by a company called Kano

Cheaper than mineral? I find that hard to believe, unless your suppliers were a bunch of scoundrels. Mineral oil should be 50% cheaper per ml.